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>...
>the door creaks open
>dash, curled up in bed, perks up
>'anon! welcome home, i put some cider on ice if you want... to...'
"..."
>'something wrong?'
>anon undoes his tie and throws his jacket on a nearby beanbag
>he plomfs himself down on the bed next to dashie
>she bounces a bit but scurries over to winghug him from the side
>anons question mark furrows
"Dash, is all this bullshit? It feels like bullshit."
>'what does.'
"You know, Ponyville. I strolled in here some however-long-ago and everypony seems to just be -", he waves his hands around, " - going along with it!"
>'wwwwhaaat do you mean, exactly?'
>anon sighs
"Well, y'know. They're all so nice... but are they... nice, or are they BEING nice?"
>dash is unamused
>'dude'
>'they love you out there'
>'seriously my friends keep asking me, duhh, hey dashie, where's anon, is he comin with you today? they can't get enough! you're taking my spot as the coolest... thing, in ponyville, you jerk,'
>'but also...i- i love you. in here.'
>she puts a hoof on her chest
>she can't face you but it's mostly embarrassment
>you cant help but crack a smile
>she damn near cracks you in the jaw for it
"thanks, dash. and, uh, yeah some cider sounds nice. did you wanna have that now, o--"
>feathers
>the softest things youve ever felt
>against your chest and your back and your neck and your bald, bald green fucking head
>shes winghugging you
>"you do belong here, you know..."
"i know."
>now
>now you know